Tim Kuniskis, head of NAFTA Passenger Automobile Manufacturers for Fiat Chrysler Cars NV, speaks in the course of the reveal of the Fiat Chrysler 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon sports activities automobile forward of the 2017 New York Worldwide Auto Present (NYIAS) in New York, U.S., on Tuesday, April 11, 2017.
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New Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa, who took excessive job one week in the past, has made his first main management transfer, selling Tim Kuniskis to supervise all American manufacturers and lead advertising and marketing and retail technique in North America.
Kuniskis stays CEO of Ram. He now has a broader function throughout the corporate’s U.S. operations. Kuniskis, who got here out of retirement after seven months, returned to Stellantis late final yr after former Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares unexpectedly stepped down.
Stellantis can also be bringing again the Road and Racing Expertise efficiency division.
SRT will mix engineers from Dodger, Jeep, Ram, and Chrysler and can concentrate on high-performance autos and motorsports.
“SRT is one other field we wanted to test,” Kuniskis stated in a press launch Wednesday. “We’re getting the band again collectively.”
Kuniskis can also be main a serious product launch at Ram as a part of an effort to fight yearslong gross sales declines. The model plans to launch 25 new merchandise all through the subsequent 18 months.
Earlier this month, Kuniskis introduced the return of its in style V-8 Hemi engines for its Ram 1500 full-size pickup vehicles. Ram plans to supply the engine once more in early 2026.
